Taking It Up A Notch, Luxury Grand Velas Resorts Offer Summer Camps for Kids and Families

Gourmet Kids Menu, Movie Theater, Teen Option, Climbing Wall, Zip-Lining, Mayan Arts And Crafts, Weekly Themed Nights And More

 
Riviera Maya, Mexico (May 22, 2013) – The AAA Five Diamond, luxury all-inclusive resorts in Grand Velas Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit offer innovative and exciting Summer Camps for kids and teens, as well as activities for family bonding. The camps include welcome gifts for young people, adventure activities (climbing wall, zip-lining, horseback riding), authentic Mayan arts and crafts, a teen’s program and weekly themed activities for the whole family, including a Mexican Fair, Summer Olympics, Culinary Contest and Picnic Parties. Both resorts also have Leading Spas of the World, where Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit offers Kids’ Spa treatments, as well as a Family Spa Collection that includes mother-daughter rituals.
 
Along with special summer programming, guests enjoy all-inclusive features including luxury suite accommodations, a la carte dining at a choice of gourmet restaurants, gourmet kids menu, premium branded beverages, 24-hour in-suite service, taxes and gratuities. The Summer Camps at Grand Velas Riviera Maya and Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit will be held daily and will run from July 8th to August 11th, 2013.
 
For reservations or more information, please contact Velas Resorts at 1-888-323-4294 or visit www.velasresorts.com.
 

 
GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA CAMP
The Grand Velas Riviera Maya Summer Camp is held daily and for all ages. Upon arrival, every child receives a colorful t-shirt, sun glasses, purse for girls and backpack for boys, baseball cap and water jug. Activities not only include Classic Camp Games, but also a variety of weekly programming. Kids can watch their favorite movies while eating popcorn and drinking soda at the “Amy Cinema“, perform extreme on-site activities, including a climbing wall, mini-bungee jumping for all ages and even horseback ride on ponies through the surrounding jungle. At authentic Maya-themed arts and crafts sessions, kids can style their own Mayan Mandala using environmentally friendly products and recycled paper, as well as learn to paint and decorate a Mexican Alebrije.
 
The entire family can attend weekly themed nights, including “Evening Out“, where children sing and tell stories around a campfire, eat hot dogs, roast marshmallows and enjoy a fantastic drum show. At the “Mexican Fair Night“, campers play traditional Mexican games like marbles, pop the balloon with darts, pin the tail on the donkey and enjoy traditional Mexican treats. Young people and Grand Velas staff also paint nails, braid hair, design necklaces and make bracelets during the “Princess Evening”, and the whole family can enjoy the “Summer Olympics“, with challenges including potato sack races, walking with one foot tied, archery and more. For culinary enthusiasts, kids and parents can partner up and participate in a “Culinary Contest”, judged by Grand Velas Chefs, where every child takes home their own chef uniform, hat and apron. The Teen Club also hosts a karaoke contest for kids and their parents.
 

 
GRAND VELAS RIVIERA NAYARIT CAMP
Held daily for kids 4-12, young people arriving at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit receive a backpack, headband and sun glasses, activity program, coloring book, t-shirt, and can get excited as a Grand Velas Summer Camp flag waves on the resort’s property. Activities include tours of the resort on horseback or on donkeys, a climbing wall, zip-lining from palm tree to palm tree, as well as a large wooden play structure, all at the resort. Young people craft with recycled materials, make sand sculptures on the beach and even spend a night at “Pancho’s Cinema“.
 
The whole family can partake in weekly programming, including a “Bonfire Night” on Wednesdays from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with games and contests and telescope to view the stars. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, the resort also hosts a “Picnic Party” with finger foods, popsicle cart, piñatas, games and contests, as well as shows from clowns, magicians, mimes, and bird and seal trainers. While Mom and Dad are at the Grand Velas Spa, young people can visit the Kids’ Spa and enjoy a Flower Shower Massage or Tarzan and Jane Massage from the Kid’s Spa Menu. The Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit Teen Club is also available daily from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily and includes pool table, air hockey table, foosball, teen lounge, mini night club with lights and sound, dance floor and big screen for music videos.
 
About Grand Velas Riviera Maya:
Featured in Forbes’ roundup of the 10 Coolest All-Inclusive Resorts, the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Maya, an all-suites and spa resort located five minutes from Playa del Carmen, is the latest and most sophisticated iteration of the ultra-luxury, all-inclusive resort experience. This Leading Hotels of the World designated resort is the preeminent one of its class boasting 491 suites, each more than 1,000 square-feet, in three separate ambiances– premium ocean-front Grand Class Suites with terrace plunge pools for adults and families with children 12 and up, family-friendly ocean-view Ambassador Suites and Zen Grand Suites embraced by the flora and fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula’s jungle. The resort presents a gastronomic tour of the Yucatan, Europe and Asia offering seven restaurants with world-class chefs from France, Spain and Mexico; dedicated butler service for each guest, and the region’s largest spa sanctuary at over 89,000 square-feet specializing in signature treatments inspired by ancient cultures from around the world. The spa was named “Best Spa” in the world by Virtuoso and also earned a SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Award. The resort was designed by lauded Mexican architecture firm Elias and Elias and features the sleek and modish interiors that fuse the serenity of the Caribbean with the vibrancy of Yucatan cultures.
 
About Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit:
Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, an all-suites and spa resort located just 15 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay, is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and a recipient of the AAA Five-Diamond Award. The resort features 267 spacious ocean-view suites. The crown jewel of the resort and a member of Leading Spas of the World, the Spa at Grand Velas features 20 treatment rooms, over 60 spa treatments, gym and exercise room, spa boutique and beauty salon. The family-friendly resort also offers tiered three-temperature infinity pools, tennis court, 25,321 total sq feet of meeting space and a Kids Club. Nearby are championship golf courses, numerous options for soft adventure, and the charming town of Puerto Vallarta with its many shops, art galleries and nightlife. Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit has received numerous accolades within the industry, including most recently as one of Forbes’ 10 Coolest All-Inclusive Resorts.